Bensalem, Pa. — JLL has arranged the sale of Bensalem Square, a 70,378-square-foot retail center in Bensalem, a northeastern suburb of Philadelphia. Redner’s Markets grocery store anchors the property. The center also houses tenants in the restaurant, service and medical sectors. Chris

Cranberry, Pa. — Middletown Income Investors Cranberry LLC has purchased a single-tenant retail property in Cranberry, a northern suburb of Pittsburgh, for $14.1 million. A 24-hour Walmart Supercenter has fully occupied the property since 1999, and the retailer recently signed

Philadelphia — PMC Property Group, a Philadelphia-based developer, has broken ground on a 65,000-square-foot flagship store for GIANT Food Stores in Philadelphia. Located within the Gensler-designed Riverwalk mixed-use project, the store will offer more than 600 varieties of fresh and

Allentown, Pa. — City Center Investment Corp. plans to open Downtown Allentown Market, a $4 million project in Allentown. The 12,000-square-foot retail space will be located within the City Center Allentown mixed-use development. The market will feature nine food and

Philadelphia — JLL’s Capital Markets group has arranged an undisclosed amount of permanent financing on behalf of Alliance Partners HSP, which owns the leasehold interest in the SoNo commercial building in Philadelphia. Located at 456 N. Fifth St., the 186,000-square-foot

Peckville, Pa. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Peckville Shopping Center, a 62,506-square-foot retail property, located just outside Scranton in northern Pennsylvania. The sales price was $5.1 million. A 20,045-square-foot Planet Fitness anchors the center, which was

Exton, Pa. — JLL has negotiated the sale of a 55,000-square-foot retail property leased to Whole Foods Market in Exton, 50 miles west of Philadelphia. The freestanding building is located at the entrance of the Exton Square Mall near two

Philadelphia — Michigan-based REIT Agree Realty Corp., has acquired the 11,500-square-foot flagship store of Wawa, a chain of gas stations and convenience stores serving the East Coast, for approximately $15 million. The store is situated within the 13-story Public Ledger

King of Prussia, Pa. — German discount grocer Aldi will open a 19,230-square-foot store at the 119,000-square-foot King of Prussia Center, located 20 miles northwest of Philadelphia in Montgomery County. Jeffrey Cohen and Nelson Wax of CBRE represented the landlord,

Much of the spotlight surrounding in-demand tenants at today's shopping centers is focused on food and beverage and entertainment users.
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